The true northerner., 1887-03-30
Observers Observations.

Observers Observations.
Willard Whitcher il building new addi-
ton 10 his house.
Miss Helen Combs has finished her school
in the Lee District.
Miss Mildred Corning of Lacy, is visiting
at Chas. +. Galligan's.
w. w. Smith and his son have returned
from their western trip.
jimmy Smith is at kalamazoo pounding
iron in Newton's carriage factory.
Lew Salisbury has moved to the Seares
place. which he will farm this season.
Mrs. Aurilla Kirkland Of Decatur. is at
work for Mrs. Odell in her millinery shop.
Bobby Graham has packed his satchel and
moved to farm five miles southwest of
Decatur.
Good, nd-picked eggs are worth only
niue cents per dozen; almost as cheap as
wiRdfalls.
Wheat ie,dsar looking rather gray. headed,
and clover fields ditto. Too much freezing
and thawing.
Aus. Charles of Decatur, was down this
way the other day, buying up all the potatoes
he could find.
Now is the time To draw ont your manure
clean out your cellars, fix up your fences and
get ready for business.
Joe Carroll has opened real estate agency
in Dodge City, Kansas, and is reported as
doing thriving business.
John Beam, the poultry engineer, who
moved up near Decatur last fall, has moved
back into the Lee district.
Miss kittie Burnett has taken the Job of
beating ignorance and tue young Malta
wanites during the spring.
Geo. Pepper will work for Chas. f. CALI
gan on his farm, for which he will receive
SIC per month for the season.
Farm hands are hiring ont for from So
to SIS per month. Farmers are having
numerous applications to hire.
Deos Harrington has bought the Whitney
house. next to the Bradley place. of Albert
Harrison and will move there soon.
Miss Ida Hanan. who has been here among
friends for the past two or three years, has
returned 10 her home IN Conneaut, Ohio.
Capt. X. w. Noyes has been singing ink
in Galigans war claim agency during the
past week, ~ the work has been piling up too
fast for the usual force. Kirke is a good
clerk.
Henry Young who was recently imported
from across the briny deep by the Cleveland
Bay Horse Co., is manufacturing and selling
a very useful harness polish that makes the
leather shine like an Ethiopians heel and
pliable as puppys ear.
Tom Graham has cut down a large portion
of his apple orchard since the prohibition
amendment has been in vogue. Some men
are so temperate they will not allow sour
apple tree to grow on their premises or eat a
chicken that ever roasted in one. Then
there are Others that arc not so particular
The old lady's clothes line ran from the
house To little four 10y six building in the
rear. The other day she hung outa large
washing, the weight of which caused the
little building to capsiZe while occupied by n
couple of young ladies. Of course, il fell
with the door down and they were securely
imprisoned. Their frantic cries for help
were audible for miles and attracted the
attention of their best fellows, who succeeded
in rescuing them just as they were ready to
to faint. They say the young ladies blushed
and the young men :" "smole."
Notice has been recently received of the
allowance of the following claims through
Galligan's war claim agency: Wilson Brad
ley, Augusta; Jerome Head. deceased, Deca-
tur James Weston, Hartford: n. ID. Rockwell
Glendale; T.. NJ. Fritz. Galena, Kas.; Christy
Harrison. Mattawsn; Nancy Ullery, Elm
Creek. Neb.: j. A. Wilson. Paw Paw; J +.
KiddeT. Lawrence: VIM. Farrap. Lawton:
VIM. Shaver, j. Winters, Kalamazoo: Samu-
el Bier, Gobleville: w. NJ. Chambers, Glen
wood: j. A. Root, Dowagiac: Il. Courtwright,
Duck Lake; Frank Van Dyke. Paw Paw.
We don't question the right of the propri-
etor of Il traction engine TO hitch his team to
it and travel upon the public highways in the
usual manner. But when he comes to steam
it up and 60 putting and blowing along.
soaring and driving everybody into the fields.
bitches and baruyards. endangering the lives
of men, women and children who happen to
be driving along the street. IL is nothing
more nor less than piece Of gross negligence
wholly unwarranted by law, and the next
time we arc driven out of the road i'm
that way. we will sec If our sayings are not
true.
Mr.. 4. T. Hall, in the Free Press and
Courier, speaking OF Nutwood. the sire of
his horse WinewoOd, says: "There is no
horse, living or dead, having produced in the
2:S0 class, etc. To be sure. 2:SO is quite q
clip, but IL ~ nothing for Wilkes 10 beat
that time In straight mile. a minute or
more, or 30 get under the wire about the time
the ESQ horse gets about half way round Ben
Wilkes. whose picture adorEs this paper
belongs to the greatest trotting family on
the turf The records show that Georga
Wilkes ana his SONS and daughters have won
more heats In $50 and better. than Dictator.
NutwooJ. Harold. Electioneer and their com.
bined get.